The natural sweetness of the parsnip lends itself very well to being paired with oriental flavours such as warming ginger and fresh lemon grass. You can make it as hot as you like by adjusting the chilli.

Although upholding the foundations of almost all savoury dishes, the onion rarely takes centre stage. This dish takes advantage of the onion’s excellent ability to be stuffed, offering numerous flavour combinations. Try stuffing them with ground lamb and tomato, or beans and rice.

Get a little fancy with this Asian prawn dish including some crisp, freshly picked lettuce leaves from the kitchen garden. Serve this dish as a starter, or as appetisers at a garden party.

Leeks are a very versatile vegetable and go well braised in white wine and grated parmigiana. A light dish but with plenty of flavour.

This exciting dish combines gnocchi, kale and anchovies with grated cheese and crème fraîche.

This is a super-fast dish to prepare, taking under 15 minutes from start to finish.

It’s always a great idea to have a pesto recipe on hand, should you need to whip up a tasty pasta dish in a hurry.